Thomas Hardy, Poet: New Perspectives

The poems of Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) are key to understanding 19th, 20th and even 21st century poetry. This collection of fresh essays sheds new light on Hardy’s poems—some of which have received little critical attention—from a variety of thematic and analytical approaches, offering a detailed picture of how his works are currently being read. The contributors discuss why Hardy’s poetic genius is less and less overshadowed by his career as a novelist and highlight his passionate attention to small details, his delight in “noticing things” and his “eye for...mysteries.”